diff --git a/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php b/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php
index 424c4c6a..41e1153e 100644
--- a/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php
+++ b/src/lint/engine/ArcanistLintEngine.php
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 /**
  * Manages lint execution. When you run 'arc lint' or 'arc diff', Arcanist
  * checks your .arcconfig to see if you have specified a lint engine in the
- * key "lint_engine". The engine must extend this class. For example:
+ * key "lint.engine". The engine must extend this class. For example:
  *
  *  lang=js
  *  {
  *    // ...
- *    "lint_engine" : "ExampleLintEngine",
+ *    "lint.engine" : "ExampleLintEngine",
  *    // ...
  *  }
  *
diff --git a/src/unit/engine/PhpunitTestEngine.php b/src/unit/engine/PhpunitTestEngine.php
index 5ed4fc5b..7dd5b936 100644
--- a/src/unit/engine/PhpunitTestEngine.php
+++ b/src/unit/engine/PhpunitTestEngine.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /**
  * PHPUnit wrapper
  *
- * To use, set unit_engine in .arcconfig, or use --engine flag
+ * To use, set unit.engine in .arcconfig, or use --engine flag
  * with arc unit. Currently supports only class & test files
  * (no directory support).
  * To use custom phpunit configuration, set phpunit_config in
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistSvnHookPreCommitWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistSvnHookPreCommitWorkflow.php
index a89a8a6e..3ec3af08 100644
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistSvnHookPreCommitWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistSvnHookPreCommitWorkflow.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ EOTEXT
       $transaction,
       $repository);
 
-    $lint_engine = $working_copy->getConfig('lint_engine');
+    $lint_engine = $working_copy->getConfig('lint.engine');
     if (!$lint_engine) {
       return 0;
     }